For the nineteenth episode of Charges, Rex brings Ike Vallie-Flagg on the show to talk about his MMA career and how drugs changed his life. Rex & Ike discuss: How he decided to be a professional fighter, what he loves about MMA, fighting his heroes, learning fighting styles, how to get noticed, what it's like in the ring, being part of UFC, when drugs entered his life, taking opiods & how he got them, addiction, his lowest moment & Charges, his wife & recovery, what he's doing today & more. This episode is not to be missed!

Charges is Created by CTRL Media & Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. 

Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.

Charges with Rex Chapman Theme Music

Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)

Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker)

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For the nineteenth episode of Charges, Rex brings Ike Vallie-Flagg on the show to talk about his MMA career and how drugs changed his life. Rex &amp; Ike discuss: How he decided to be a professional fighter, what he loves about MMA, fighting his heroes, learning fighting styles, how to get noticed, what it's like in the ring, being part of UFC, when drugs entered his life, taking opiods &amp; how he got them, addiction, his lowest moment &amp; Charges, his wife &amp; recovery, what he's doing today &amp; more. This episode is not to be missed!Charges is Created by CTRL Media &amp; Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.Charges with Rex Chapman Theme MusicArtist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker) Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Charges with Rex Chapman takes its audience on a journey through some of the most fascinating scandals that have rocked the world of sports – from brawls to betting to bribery, and everything in between. Hosted by Chapman, an NBA and Twitter legend, each episode centers around an interview with a famous athlete who ran afoul of the law. We’ll relive their rise to fame as well as their fall from grace – and hear their side of the events that changed their lives forever.

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Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Ezra Holland, Brandon Kraines, Nate Houghteling & Todd Barrish

Charges with Rex Chapman

Vol. 19: Ike Vallie-Flagg

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For the twentieth episode of Charges, Rex brings filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong on the show to talk about Season 1 of Charges. Rex & Evan discuss: Why Evan is a superfan of the show, the vulnerability of the podcast, the inception of the show, what made him want to create Charges, what he was looking for as a host, the Bonzi Wells episode, the Jayson Williams episode, his children, what comes next as an athlete after playing days are over, the Metta Sandiford-Artest episode, the Kat O'Brien episode, what he learned from these guests, how the perspective of an athlete is changing in the media, what he learned from the journeys of his guests, recovery & redemption, everyone's problems & perspective, feedback of the show, if he could go back in time to the day of his arrest, what he hopes for next for Charges & more. This episode is not to be missed!

Charges is Created by CTRL Media & Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. 

Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.

Charges with Rex Chapman Theme Music

Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)

Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker)

 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

For the twentieth episode of Charges, Rex brings filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong on the show to talk about Season 1 of Charges. Rex &amp; Evan discuss: Why Evan is a superfan of the show, the vulnerability of the podcast, the inception of the show, what made him want to create Charges, what he was looking for as a host, the Bonzi Wells episode, the Jayson Williams episode, his children, what comes next as an athlete after playing days are over, the Metta Sandiford-Artest episode, the Kat O'Brien episode, what he learned from these guests, how the perspective of an athlete is changing in the media, what he learned from the journeys of his guests, recovery &amp; redemption, everyone's problems &amp; perspective, feedback of the show, if he could go back in time to the day of his arrest, what he hopes for next for Charges &amp; more. This episode is not to be missed!Charges is Created by CTRL Media &amp; Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.Charges with Rex Chapman Theme MusicArtist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker) Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Vol. 20: Rex Chapman ft. Evan Jackson Leong

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For the eighteenth episode of Charges, Rex brings Mardy Fish on the show to talk about his Tennis career and how mental health changed his life. Rex & Mardy discuss: How Tennis entered his life & looking back at how he started, how he got better & not living at home, his relationship with Andy Roddick, the ranking system on The Tour, being overweight & getting in shape, having a heart issue, his career, the moment everything changed, mental health in sports & more. This episode is not to be missed!

Charges is Created by CTRL Media & Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. 

Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.

Charges with Rex Chapman Theme Music

Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)

Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker)

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For the eighteenth episode of Charges, Rex brings Mardy Fish on the show to talk about his Tennis career and how mental health changed his life. Rex &amp; Mardy discuss: How Tennis entered his life &amp; looking back at how he started, how he got better &amp; not living at home, his relationship with Andy Roddick, the ranking system on The Tour, being overweight &amp; getting in shape, having a heart issue, his career, the moment everything changed, mental health in sports &amp; more. This episode is not to be missed!Charges is Created by CTRL Media &amp; Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.Charges with Rex Chapman Theme MusicArtist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker) Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Vol. 18: Mardy Fish

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For the seventeenth episode of Charges, Rex brings John Amaechi on the show to talk about his past NBA career and the secret that he kept. Rex & John discuss: Not being a sports fans & the toxicity of the leagues, being introduced to basketball at 17 on the street & not playing sports growing up, his journey to America & writing hundreds of of letters to colleges to get there, moving to Toledo, getting advice from his coach & his mother's cancer diagnosis, being a gay man in the NBA & hiding it, the world of race in sports, the role of sports in society, becoming a psychologist & more. This episode is not to be missed!

Charges is Created by CTRL Media & Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. 

Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.

Charges with Rex Chapman Theme Music

Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)

Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker)

 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

For the seventeenth episode of Charges, Rex brings John Amaechi on the show to talk about his past NBA career and the secret that he kept. Rex &amp; John discuss: Not being a sports fans &amp; the toxicity of the leagues, being introduced to basketball at 17 on the street &amp; not playing sports growing up, his journey to America &amp; writing hundreds of of letters to colleges to get there, moving to Toledo, getting advice from his coach &amp; his mother's cancer diagnosis, being a gay man in the NBA &amp; hiding it, the world of race in sports, the role of sports in society, becoming a psychologist &amp; more. This episode is not to be missed!Charges is Created by CTRL Media &amp; Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish.Charges with Rex Chapman Theme MusicArtist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur)Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker) Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Vol. 17: John Amaechi

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Vol. 19: Ike Vallie-Flagg

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